7-letter words starting with a
- ala dağ — the E part of the Taurus Mountains, in SE Turkey, rising over 3600 m (12 000 ft)
- ala-tau — several mountain ranges of the Tien Shan system in E Kyrgyzstan and SE Kazakhstan. Highest peak, 18,000 feet (5490 meters).
- alabama — a state of the southeastern US, on the Gulf of Mexico: consists of coastal and W lowlands crossed by the Tombigbee, Black Warrior, and Alabama Rivers, with parts of the Tennessee Valley and Cumberland Plateau in the north; noted for producing cotton and white marble. Capital: Montgomery. Pop: 4 500 752 (2003 est). Area: 131 333 sq km (50 708 sq miles)
- aladdin — (in The Arabian Nights' Entertainments) a poor youth who obtains a magic lamp and ring, with which he summons genies who grant his wishes
- alagoas — a state in NE Brazil, on the Atlantic coast. Capital: Maceió. Pop: 2 887 535 (2002). Area: 30 776 sq km (11 031 sq miles)
- alameda — a public walk or promenade lined with trees, often poplars
- alamein — a town on the N coast of Egypt, about 70 miles (113 km) W of Alexandria: decisive British victory October 1942.
- alamine — a straight-chain or branched-chain fatty amine of high molecular weight, or a mixture of such amines: these amines are used as corrosion inhibitors, emulsifiers, etc.
- alamode — a soft light silk used for shawls and dresses, esp in the 19th century
- alamort — exhausted, half-dead
- alanine — a nonessential aliphatic amino acid that occurs in many proteins
- alannah — my child: used as a term of address or endearment
- alantin — (chemistry, obsolete) inulin.
- alarcon — Pedro Antonio de (ˈpeðro anˈtonjo de). 1833–91, Spanish novelist and short-story writer, noted for his humorous sketches of rural life, esp in The Three-Cornered Hat (1874)
- alarmed — If someone is alarmed, they feel afraid or anxious that something unpleasant or dangerous might happen.
- alarmer — One who alarms; one who sounds the alarm.
- alarums — Plural form of alarum.
- alaskan — of or relating to Alaska or its inhabitants
- alastor — an avenging spirit or demon
- alateen — a support organization of teenage children of alcoholic parents, usually operated in conjunction with Alcoholics Anonymous.
- alation — the state of having wings
- alawite — a member of a Shiʿite sect inhabiting the coastal district of Latakia in northwest Syria.
- albania — a republic in SE Europe, on the Balkan Peninsula: became independent in 1912 after more than four centuries of Turkish rule; established as a republic (1946) under Communist rule; multiparty constitution adopted in 1991. It is generally mountainous, rising over 2700 m (9000 ft), with extensive forests. Language: Albanian. Religion: Muslim majority. Currency: lek. Capital: Tirana. Pop: 3 011 405 (2013 est). Area: 28 749 sq km (11 100 sq miles)
- albedos — Plural form of albedo.
- albeniz — Isaac (isaˈak). 1860–1909, Spanish composer; noted for piano pieces inspired by folk music, such as the suite Iberia
- albergo — (in Italy) a corporation of noble families typically formed to enable the success of business ventures
- alberta — a province of W Canada: mostly prairie, with the Rocky Mountains in the southwest. Capital: Edmonton. Pop: 3 645 257 (2011 est). Area: 661 188 sq km (255 285 sq miles)
- alberti — Leon Battista (leˈɔn batˈtista). 1404–72, Italian Renaissance architect, painter, writer, and musician; among his architectural designs are the façades of Sta. Maria Novella at Florence and S. Francesco at Rimini
- albinal — related to or affected by albinism
- albinos — Plural form of albino.
- albinus — Alcuin.
- albitic — Of or relating to the mineral albite.
- alborak — the white horse that Muhammad rode to heaven.
- albumen — Albumen is the same as albumin.
- albumin — Albumin is a protein that is found in blood plasma, egg white, and some other substances.
- alcaeus — 7th century bc, Greek lyric poet who wrote hymns, love songs, and political odes
- alcaics — verse written in the Alcaic form
- alcaide — the commander of a fortress or castle
- alcalde — (in Spain and Spanish America) the mayor or chief magistrate in a town
- alcayde — alcaide.
- alcazar — any of various palaces or fortresses built in Spain by the Moors
- alceste — an opera (1767) by Christoph Willibald Gluck.
- alchemy — Alchemy was a form of chemistry studied in the Middle Ages, which was concerned with trying to discover ways to change ordinary metals into gold.
- alcides — Hercules
- alcmene — the mother of Hercules by Zeus who visited her in the guise of her husband, Amphitryon
- alcohol — Drinks that can make people drunk, such as beer, wine, and whisky, can be referred to as alcohol.
- alcopop — an alcoholic drink that tastes like a soft drink
- alcoran — the Koran
- alcorza — a Spanish sweet
- alcoved — having or made as an alcove